Center for Architecture Lab 2026 , New York / Vereinigte Staaten

 

AIA New York | Center for Architecture

536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012

 

This summer, the Center for Architecture will launch an open call and invite two lab residents (individuals or organizations) to participate in an exhibition on view in the Center for Architecture’s ground floor and mezzanine galleries from May 2026 through August 2026.

 

Mark Gardner, AIA, NOMA, 2026 President, AIA New York, will serve as an advisor to the residents, guiding them through the exhibition process and consulting on content for the show. The residents will have the opportunity to continue the dialogue around their work through public programs during the length of the residency. Each resident will receive a stipend of $12,500 for the eight-month duration of the residency (January–August).

 

The 2026 Lab cohort will respond to the prompt of “Repair – Democracy and Urban Spaces.” Applicants are asked to address the urgent need to repair not only the physical infrastructure of our environments but also the political and social inequities embedded within them. This call invites architects, urban planners, designers, artists, cultural conservationists, and community activists to examine how the concept of repair can serve as a lens to reimagine democratic, equitable spaces.

 

Individuals and organizations are invited to apply. Applicants must be 18 years or older to participate in CFA Lab.

 

Submission deadline: September 12, 2025

Residents announced: October 21, 2025

Residency: January-August 2026